The Laura Horn Art Podcast

We're taking a little detour from our usual arty conversations this week! From giving my 85-year-old dad's flat a rather dramatic overhaul to my latest obsession (selling half my wardrobe on Depop), life has been keeping us busy. Richie spends a good portion of the episode in fits of laughter over my tendency to go ALL IN on a new project. Apparently, I have a bit of a pattern! We also catch up on our daughter's solo travels, the dog, and all the other little things happening behind the scenes. A bit of everything this week!Visit my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠resources page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more details on my classes, YouTube videos, free guides, and more!Find me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@laurahornart

If you’ve ever struggled with choosing a colour scheme for your paintings, this one is for you! In this episode, I share how I approach choosing colours and a few simple design principles that help guide my choices. We also chat about finding inspiration, allowing colours to mix and mingle, creating contrast and understanding the importance of value. I hope you enjoy this little insight into my colour choices and that it inspires you to keep playing and exploring colour combinations you love.Helpful Colour Resources:7 Tips for Collecting Beautiful Colour Palette Ideashttps://www.laurahornart.com/vlog/s4e6My Top 6 Books for Colour Inspiration and Guidance: https://www.laurahornart.com/vlog/s5-e6Other Links:Find out more about my signature course, Modern Mixed Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://classes.laurahornart.com/p/mmm8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find out more about Abstract Landscapes acrylic class: https://classes.laurahornart.com/p/abstractlandscapesVisit my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠resources page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more details on my classes, YouTube videos, free guides, and more!Find me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@laurahornart

Staring at a blank sketchbook page and not sure where to begin? In this episode, I’m sharing five of my favourite ways to get started on a sketchbook page. If you love mixed media, you’re going to love this one! We’re talking collage, monoprinting, watercolour, ink, drawing and all sorts of creative possibilities.And as I chat through these simple starting points, I think you’ll hear just how excited I get about the possibilities! My hope is that some of that enthusiasm rubs off on you, sparks a few ideas of your own, and makes you want to run straight to your creative space and start getting something down on the page.Find out more about my signature course, Modern Mixed Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://classes.laurahornart.com/p/mmm8⁠⁠⁠⁠Find out more about Abstract Adventuring acrylic class: https://classes.laurahornart.com/p/abstract-adventuringVisit my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠resources page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more details on my classes, YouTube videos, free guides, and more!Find me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@laurahornart

There's a fine line between preparing and procrastinating! This week, we answer a listener question about why it can be so hard to actually sit down and make art.It's not that we don't want to. In fact, we might be happily stocking up on art supplies, organising our creative spaces or watching art videos. But when it comes to putting those ideas into action, something holds us back.So what's going on here? That's the question Richie and I are musing on this week. Join us as we explore why this happens, how to recognise when preparation has turned into procrastination, and what we can do to shift our focus back to making art.Find out more about my signature course, Modern Mixed Media: ⁠⁠⁠https://classes.laurahornart.com/p/mmm8⁠⁠⁠Visit my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠resources page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more details on my classes, YouTube videos, free guides, and more!Find me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@laurahornart

I'd love to say that my journey as an artist has been a smooth one, filled with joyful painting and effortless learning, but I think we all know that's not quite how things go!This week, I reflect on how I started to make sense of the chaos of my early creative years, get to know myself creatively, recognise what felt authentic to me, and develop a mindset that helped me finish more paintings and ultimately find more happiness in the process.My hope is that this episode offers a little encouragement to keep going, especially if you're just starting out or feeling a bit lost along the way. It takes time to grow as an artist, but it's such a rewarding journey to be on.Find out more about my signature course, Modern Mixed Media: ⁠⁠https://classes.laurahornart.com/p/mmm8⁠⁠Visit my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠resources page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more details on my classes, YouTube videos, free guides, and more!Find me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@laurahornart